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ERIC Number: EJ604886
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 2000
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ISSN: ISSN-1079-3917
Literacy Instruction for People with Mental Retardation: Historical Highlights and Contemporary Analysis.
Katims, David S.
Education and Training in Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities, v35 n1 p3-15 Mar 2000
This article reviews historical highlights of literacy education for people with mental retardation over the last 200 years. The second part investigates the current state of literacy instruction as represented in a sample of contemporary professional special education textbooks pertaining to descriptions of academic characteristics, assessment procedures, and instructional procedures. (Contains extensive references.) (Author/CR)
Descriptors: Educational History, Educational Strategies, Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Methods, Literacy, Mental Retardation, Reading Instruction, Teaching Methods, Trend Analysis
Publication Type: Information Analyses; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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